I am highly critical of the Western New Age concept

I am highly critical of the Western New Age concept and its associated modern spirituality, as I consider many of the ideas propagated within it to be superficial, misleading, or psychologically unhealthy. Rather than fostering genuine inner transformation, these slogans often offer nothing more than mere consolation, failing to provide real solutions.

The concept of self-love frequently leads to a dead end, resulting in unexpected and undesirable outcomes. Instead of opening an individual up to the world, it often serves only to inflate the ego, foster isolation, and create an unhealthy fixation on one’s own personality, all of which block true spiritual growth.

Slogans such as being in the moment or seizing the moment are used excessively. Many interpret these to mean completely disregarding the past and the future, yet the capacity to recall the past and plan for the future is the crowning achievement of the human intellect.

To abandon this capacity in favor of being in the moment is to reduce one’s intelligence to the level of an insect, which likewise exists solely in a purely reactive, present-moment state.

Biologically speaking, it is impossible to be anywhere other than in the present moment. The problem is not that people fail to be in the moment, but rather that they do not know how to navigate their own minds and memories.

I am also critical of the New Age notion of forced letting go. One cannot simply decide to let go of something while the underlying mental and energetic root causes remain active deep within. Such phrases often function merely as a psychological band-aid, providing short-term comfort rather than addressing the root of the issue to achieve a genuine, energetic resolution.

True spiritual progress requires well-founded methods and a supportive environment. New Age spirituality tends to avoid discipline, instead fostering an environment that encourages extremes, ranging from feelings of guilt to unbridled indulgence, rather than genuinely sharpening one’s awareness.